Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Cyrildene

Cyrildene post office, 6 km north east of the Johannesburg city hall opened on 16 June 1952

  • Postmark type 1 - Letters in date month (25 March 1954 - 28 March 1961) rated Rare
  • Postmark type 2 - Roman numerals in date month (16 April 1971 - 5 June 1984) rated Rare
  • Postmark type 3 - 2 at base (8 September 1978 - 22 June 1992) rated Rare
  • Postmark type 4 - 2026 at top, 2 at base (9 September 2013) rated Rare
  • Registered handstamp (28 April 1954- 1 February 1958) rated 2R

Left to right: Types 1, 2, 3, 4

Postmark type 1

Cyrildene postmark type 1 dated 28 April 1954. Rated rare

Cyrildene postmark type 1 dated 22 November 1954. Rated rare


Cyrildene postmark type 1 dated 28 November 1957. Rated rare

Cyrildene postmark type 1 dated 1 February 1958. Rated rare

Postmark type 2
Cyrildene postmark type 2 dated 16 April 1971. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Cyrildene postmark type 2 dated 11 February 1973. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Cyrildene postmark type 2 dated 5 June 1984. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Postmark type 3
Cyrildene postmark type 3 dated 22 June 1992. Rated rare. Seen in the collection of Morgan Farrell

Registered handstamp
Cyrildene registered handstamp dated 28 April 1954. Rated 2R

Cyrildene registered handstamp dated 2 November 1954. Rated 2R

Cyrildene registered handstamp dated 28 November 1957. Rated 2R

Cyrildene registered handstamp dated 1 February 1958. Rated 2R

Putzel ratings
1 - 1 rated 15 on stamp and 50 on cover
2 - 2 rated 2 on stamp and 8 on cover
2 - 2a rated 2 on stamp and 8 on cover
3 - 3 rated 2 on stamp and 8 on cover
3 - 3a rated 2 on stamp and 8 on cover
3 - 3b (Update) rated 2 on stamp and 10 on cover
4 - 5 rated 2 on stamp and 8 on cover
4 - 5a rated 2 on stamp and 8 on cover